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Obeidi: Washington will hand over Baghdad planes (f16) fighter during months
BAGHDAD - Iraq Press -1 February: Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, said on Sunday that Washington would hand over Baghdad fighter aircraft (f16) contracted by the Iraqi government over the next few months to participate in the organization hit "Daash sites."
Obeidi said in a speech during the opening of an exhibition of weapons in Baghdad, on Sunday, said that "American planes that Iraq contracted to purchase from the United States earlier will enter service in the next few months, pointing out that" work is under way on the military bases equipped to receive those aircraft ".
Obeidi did not specify a precise date for the arrival of the US contracted aircraft or numbers, but he pointed to "the aircraft will be used immediately upon receipt by the Iraqi pilots to fight al" Daash. "
Iraq signed two deals in 2011 for the purchase of fighter jets from US-made F16 model, include the purchase of 36 aircraft to increase the efficiency of the Iraqi air force, which was scheduled to begin delivered to Baghdad in September / September 2013 but it had not been delivered to Baghdad until today.
And announced the US Department of Defense, "Pentagon", last November that the delay in delivery of F16 jets to Iraq was due to "security concerns", and will be sent to an air base in Arizona by the US to train Iraqi pilots.
Washington recently approved the request of the Iraqi government to postpone the payment of 2015 (worth about $ 800 million) under the contract for the purchase of the F16 aircraft for a period of one year, due to the large budget deficit Alathadah.anthy
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BAGHDAD - Iraq Press -1 February: Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, said on Sunday that Washington would hand over Baghdad fighter aircraft (f16) contracted by the Iraqi government over the next few months to participate in the organization hit "Daash sites."
Obeidi said in a speech during the opening of an exhibition of weapons in Baghdad, on Sunday, said that "American planes that Iraq contracted to purchase from the United States earlier will enter service in the next few months, pointing out that" work is under way on the military bases equipped to receive those aircraft ".
Obeidi did not specify a precise date for the arrival of the US contracted aircraft or numbers, but he pointed to "the aircraft will be used immediately upon receipt by the Iraqi pilots to fight al" Daash. "
Iraq signed two deals in 2011 for the purchase of fighter jets from US-made F16 model, include the purchase of 36 aircraft to increase the efficiency of the Iraqi air force, which was scheduled to begin delivered to Baghdad in September / September 2013 but it had not been delivered to Baghdad until today.
And announced the US Department of Defense, "Pentagon", last November that the delay in delivery of F16 jets to Iraq was due to "security concerns", and will be sent to an air base in Arizona by the US to train Iraqi pilots.
Washington recently approved the request of the Iraqi government to postpone the payment of 2015 (worth about $ 800 million) under the contract for the purchase of the F16 aircraft for a period of one year, due to the large budget deficit Alathadah.anthy
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